On a recent episode of the “Book Review” podcast, the former poet laureate Ada Limón made the case for why poetry matters and read two poems,...

On a recent episode of the “Book Review” podcast, the former poet laureate Ada Limón made the case for why poetry matters and read two poems,...

New releases cover assisted dying, race in South Africa and Ireland reimagined as a surrealist dystopia

When "The Book of Mormon" opened on Broadway in 2011, John Eric Parker was onstage as the show was showered with rapturous reviews and cheers. In...

Dean Young’s posthumous collection, “Creature Feature,” applies his characteristically giddy sense of unraveling to his own life and ill health.

The Book Review editors discuss fiction and nonfiction that caught their eye. Plus, Ada Limón on the power of poetry.

The Book Review editors discuss fiction and nonfiction that caught their eye. Plus, Ada Limón on the power of poetry.

Robert Frost was one of the most famous and widely read poets in American literature. He was known for his simple but deep writing about life, nature,...

Robert Frost was one of the most famous and widely read poets in American literature. He was known for his simple but deep writing about life, nature,...

16 years ago JOHN CORABI was one of the very first people I interviewed at The Rockpit, and one of the very first questions I asked him back then was...